How To Stand Out

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In almost any job you involve your self in, you do many different things. Or at least need to have knowledge of many different things. It's rare that you do just one thing all day long. (Thankfully!) But What Is It You Are Best At? What do you do that you know you are great at? What areas do you excel in? What do you do that you know will be effective in making a difference for … [Read more...]

Passion – How to Build a Bigger Audience for Your Blog

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I spend a lot of time talking about blogging these days. I also hear a lot of others testifying on the value of blogging. This is simply because blogging is one of the best ways for you to interact with others, developing your own voice and being recognized for it, letting people know why they would be interested in interacting with you and doing business with you. But what about your … [Read more...]

Should You Have a Blog on Your Website?

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This is basically a video version of my last post, 5 Reasons Blog Based Sites are Sexy. Check that out too if you get a chance. If you don't have a blog on your site, why? Not all businesses need to be blogging, but in my opinion most of them could benefit from blogging. Hopefully this video will give you some food for thought on the topic. This is also the first of my video blogs. I'll be … [Read more...]

5 Reasons Why Blog Based Sites are Sexy!

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I was originally going to go with the title, "The Benefits of Having a Blog Based Site," but I'm trying to work on my blog titles, hoping they grab more attention. Let me know your thoughts on that. Having a site that is primarily driven by it's blog might not be the best way to go in every situation, but I think for most businesses and people, it is an incredibly effective way to better … [Read more...]

5 ways Twitter can Help You in Business

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Twitter is great for many things in business but many of my clients still are still unsure of what it is and how Twitter can possibly help them. I'll continue to put out this information to help my clients and anyone else who doesn't get the value of Twitter for business yet. Twitter isn't necessarily the right fit for everyone. But, it's definitely worth looking into to see how it can help you … [Read more...]

Using Gravatars to Help with Your Online Identity and Branding

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Blogs are a wonderful source of information on just about any topic you're looking for. Reading blogs by industry leaders can be very helpful in your education and learning more about what people are talking about in your industry, and they can help you learn about how you want to write your own blog posts. Along with the value of reading other's blogs is the value of commenting on them and … [Read more...]

Successful Online Presence/Branding

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The new model for a successful path in developing your online brand: Being good at what you do and using it to help others wins every time. Build your online presence to let people know how much you can help them. With the continual development of online resources business are finding that through social networking and social media, being honest and continually working to raise standards is … [Read more...]

The Images Used on Your Site

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Image is Everything! Well, okay, content is important too, but that first impression is what can help make a visitor interested in becoming a client or customer, or leaving your site and going on to the next one. I really can't stress enough how important it is that you use professional photography. You could have the most beautiful site on the web, as far as graphic layout goes, but if your … [Read more...]